Took my ladies out to Last Thursday on Alberta tonight. It was Danica’s big public debut…she slept the whole time. I love Alberta. Lots of funky, happy, beautiful people, lots of great art, and of course, lots of bikes and bikers. Ran into Carye of Red Bat Press fame. I love her woodcut prints…especially the … Read more
Shift‘s monthly Bike Bulletin is an essential Portland bike event and ride listing. Instead of just having it sit in my inbox each month, I’ve decided to start posting it here on BikePortland.org. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to post more rides and events, so I’ll try this and see how it … Read more
Just noticed this over at News4Neighbors: “The City of Portland was awarded a federal grant to develop a comprehensive signing system for Portland’s bikeways. For the past year we have been designing a signing system that will use two types of signs: destination signs and route confirmation signs and markings. We identified more than 70 … Read more
If you’ve ever struggled up Cornell/Thompson or Germantown to Skyline, you might enjoy these. Local cyclist Shawn Kolitch has created a list of elevation profiles of many popular, local climbs including my personal favorites, Logie Trail and Newberry.
Local transportation advocate Linda Ginenthal (left), is featured in a just-released AP newswire story that details how Portland is a shining example of how bike-friendly cities keep people healthy. The story is a follow-up to a recent story about how Oregon is the only state to not show a rise in obesity rates. Excerpt: “What … Read more
Thanks to everyone for the kind emails and comments on the birth of my daughter. Several folks have asked for photos and more details…so here goes: Danica Agnes Maus (we call her Dani)9lbs. 5oz. and 21" long It was by far the most intense experience of my life. The only thing I can even compare … Read more
The City of Portland Office of Transportation has just announced a series of Bike Safety Leadership Workshops coming directly to your neighborhood. The Workshops will include: a presentation about bicycle safety (including bike crash map information) a bicycle ride to locations emblematic of issues related to bicycle safety in the district a re-group for a … Read more
Just reported on Wired.com is a new program in Lyon, France that may be of interest here in Portland (photo on left). This well-designed and high tech rent-a-bike system seems to be a major improvement on the old “Yellow Bike” program. It simply requires a credit card to “check out” a bike. The fee is … Read more
Been a ton of bike-related articles in the news lately so I thought I’d just put them all in one post. The August 19th issue of the Portland Business Journal did an in-depth piece called, A passion for pedaling: Commuters switch gears, turn to bikes for transportation. The article focused on everything from Molly Cameron, … Read more
Local cyclist and BikePortland.org reader Dat Nguyen snapped this great photo with George Hincapie at the recent MS150 Bike Tour. George is one of the best cyclists in the world and Lance’s loyal teammate on all 7 of his Tour de France victories. And Dat?…well, he’s a really nice guy, a regular volunteer for Breakfast … Read more
As you may remember from a comment to a previous post, Trek Bicycles is planning on a new bike model for 2006 called the “Portland”. This last weekend, Trek held its annual dealer-only show and photos of this new bike are just now starting to show up on web forums. I was hoping for more … Read more
I recently posted about the City of Portland’s work on an exciting mapping project that combines our bike routes with an interactive, web-based map. I have also heard from many of you about your close calls with motorists. The next step will be to integrate the close-call data with an interactive map. This map would … Read more